California Defense Attorney

LOS ANGELES – A Russian national was sentenced today to 70 months in federal prison for hacking into the accounts of two companies and issuing unauthorized debit cards associated with dependent care accounts to conspirators around the world, leading to losses of more than $4 million.

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man pleaded guilty and was sentenced today for arson and assaulting a peace officer after throwing flaming towels at an Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) substation in Stanton and ramming into an OCSD patrol vehicle.

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was sentenced to life in state prison without the possibility of parole today for the special circumstances murder and attempted murder of members of his ex-girlfriend’s family.

A 22-year-old Indiana man has been sentenced to seven years and four months in state prison after pleading no contest to illegal assault weapon activity and possession of explosive chemicals, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today.

SANTA ANA, California – A former captain with Alaska Airlines who admitted piloting a plane carrying more than 80 passengers while under the influence of alcohol was sentenced today to one year and one day in federal prison.

RIVERSIDE, California – Federal authorities this morning concluded a 2½-year wiretap investigation into a drug trafficking organization based in the Coachella Valley by arresting eight defendants linked to the distribution of wholesale quantities of methamphetamine.